⚠The image is a high-contrast woodblock print; some characters are slightly blurred or filled in with ink, particularly in densely labeled coastal areas.

Complete Map of the Continent

Map of the Lesser Western Ocean The "Lesser Western Ocean" (Xiao Xiyang) was the historical Chinese term for the Indian Ocean, distinguishing it from the "Great Western Ocean" or Atlantic.

Equator Western Longitude Latitude

The Southwest Ocean

This refers to the South Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Southern Africa.

Vast Wilderness

Likely referring to the interior of the African continent or the southern reaches of the Sahara.

Followers of Islam use this region for their seasonal stations.

Major Geographical Labels:

Longmen original: "Longmen" (龍門); likely referring to the Dragon Mountains or a specific coastal gateway.
Hormuz original: "Yalumu" (亞魯母); the strategic strait and trading port.
The Fortunate Isles original: "Foduonu" (佛多奴); a reference to the Canary Islands or the "Insulae Fortunatae."
Sofala original: "Suzhou" (蘇州); a phonetic rendering of the East African trading port in modern Mozambique.
Naxos original: "Naizhou" (柰州).
Abyssinia original: "Yabixini" (亞比西泥); the historical name for Ethiopia.
Suakin original: "Suajia" (蘇阿加); a port city in northeastern Sudan.
Melinde original: "Wunaduo" (勿那多); referring to Malindi on the coast of Kenya.
Aden original: "Yadi" (亞底); the port city in Yemen.
Meroe original: "Molu" (墨律); an ancient city on the east bank of the Nile.
The Canary Islands original: "Jianali" (加那利).
Porto original: "Fo'erdou" (佛爾豆).
Nigritia original: "Nigong" (泥公); a historical term for the region south of the Sahara.
Malabar original: "Moluba" (墨律巴); though located in India, it is listed here as a key destination in the Indian Ocean trade circuit.
Gascony original: "Jiasigong" (加斯公).
Peru original: "Bolu" (伯祿); though in South America, it is occasionally included in global lists of "Western" territories in these early maps.

This map illustrates the "Lesser Western Ocean" (Indian Ocean) and the East African coast. It reflects the era's emerging global awareness, blending traditional Chinese woodblock printing with European cartographic data introduced by Jesuit missionaries like Matteo Ricci. The presence of longitude and latitude lines (marked in tens) demonstrates the adoption of spherical geographic coordinates.